Leveled up?

Great!

Chen Wen opened his eyes and chuckled.

And this time, the upgrade unlocked quite a lot of new features!

The ability to start and end Wilderness Cultivation at will isn't worth mentioning, it's normal operation.

But the [Communication] feature is interesting!

[Communication] grants Chen Wen the ability to facilitate interaction between special animals!

For these special animals, this is transformative!

Language communication is unique to humans.

Communication among animals is often limited by species and physical gestures, which is inefficient.

Take lynxes and golden eagles, for example; they can only communicate through body movements.

Not only is it inefficient, but the gestures often fail to convey the intended meaning.

This rescue mission was a case in point.

If they could communicate verbally, the speed of locating and rescuing him would have increased dramatically.

Enough about the surprising bits.

Chen Wen thought for a moment and decided that after returning, he would first initiate it with the golden eagle and lynx.

Those two have spent the most time together.

And through their shared experiences and Chen Wen's interventions, their relationship has turned from initial hostility to harmony.

If developed well, this feature could be exceptionally strong, to say the least!

As for the ten points cost for each activation, to be honest, those points are already insignificant.

Chen Wen thought to himself silently.

The second feature is even more interesting.

[Tree Whisperer].

The name of this ability reminded Chen Wen of Tolkien's Middle-earth universe, where there's a mention of tree shepherds, who seemingly could communicate with trees.

But Chen Wen still can't communicate directly; he can only hear the wishes of some special plants.

This feature, Chen Wen felt, wasn't very useful.

Special animals are already so hard to find, and plants are probably even more so.

However, he was quite looking forward to taming or making friends with plants.

This adds another way to get entries on the list.

As for the remaining effects of the upgrade, they include changes in the entry acquisition probability and a 30% discount in the shop.

The probability of obtaining golden entries has doubled.

That's a good thing.

The shop's 30% discount makes Chen Wen's Inheritance Points much more cost-effective.

Everything's quite good, quite good.

Chen Wen chuckled, closed the system, and eagerly sought out the golden eagle and lynx to test the new features.

...

Inside the tent.

The lynx had taken over Chen Wen's bed, curled up in a ball, pretending to nap with eyes closed.

The snowy owl, not quite used to the enclosed tent, perched atop it.

The golden eagle lay sprawled on the ground, its talons straight up as if it was in a deep sleep.

Beside them, Yang Feng sat nervously on his sleeping bag.

Being around these birds of prey and beasts, he constantly felt itchy all over.

This was a psychological issue.

Seeing Chen Wen return,

Yang Feng seemed to catch sight of a savior and waved vigorously at Chen Wen.

"What's up?"

"Don't ask, can you perhaps, uh, move that... cat? A bit further away? And this eagle, geez, looking at those talons, I really can't bring myself to close my eyes!"

Yang Feng cautiously said.

Chen Wen laughed heartily, "Alright, I'll take them outside."

"Thanks, thanks a lot!"

Yang Feng clasped his hands together in gratitude and said, "I really don't know how you overcome the psychological barrier to be so buddy-buddy with these animals; I get scared just looking at them."

Chen Wen joked back, "With love and justice."

After waking the two animals up, Chen Wen looked around and decided to gather some timber from nearby.

Around his tent, he used wood to build them a simple little nest.

He lined the inside with some spare cotton outfits from the crew, which should be quite comfortable.

"Don't sleep just yet; I have something to discuss with you."

Chen Wen tapped the lynx on the head.

The lynx groggily raised its head, "What's up?"

"Accompany me for an experiment."

Chen Wen said as he led the lynx and golden eagle into the forest surrounding the camp.

He surveyed the area thoroughly, using his keen senses to observe each segment.

Once he was sure no one was around, he activated [Communication].

20 Inheritance Points vanished.

At the same time, in Chen Wen's vision, the lynx and golden eagle turned into wireframe models like in 3D renderings.

Holy crap, this system finally has special effects!

Chen Wen couldn't help but think.

The special effects lasted about a minute or so before gradually fading away.

"Do you feel anything different?"

Even though the two animals showed no discomfort during the special effects, he still asked.

The lynx shook its head, "No."

The golden eagle replied similarly, "Nope."

After speaking, the lynx suddenly looked sharply at the golden eagle.

It said warily, "Human! Someone is speaking over there, and they're close!"

The golden eagle shuddered slightly.

"Human! There's someone over there!"

After speaking, the golden eagle looked at the lynx while the lynx also looked at the golden eagle.

Both animals were momentarily stunned.

"Was that you speaking?"

Both animals spoke in unison.

"Are you female?"

This was the golden eagle's soulful question.

"Are you male?"

This was the lynx's rather disdainful question.

After the exchange, both animals looked at Chen Wen again, still in unison, "Human, what's going on?"

"Ahem, in short, it's my new ability."

Chen Wen explained, smiling, and rubbed the lynx's head, "You and the golden eagle can talk directly now, no need for me to translate."

During their time of survival, the golden eagle and lynx did communicate sometimes.

But it was always through Chen Wen.

Now being able to communicate directly gives them some privacy.

"I see, human, you're amazing!"

The golden eagle exclaimed in admiration.

Meanwhile, the lynx was contemplative, "Human, is it just the two of us who can speak like this, or...?"

"Anyone who can speak with me can do so, just needs a little cost."

Hearing this, both the golden eagle and lynx became thrilled.

They looked forward to interacting and communicating with more creatures.

After all, they are special, just like Chen Wen is special.

While Chinese, they are fine together, they feel lonely among their kind.

The lynx, a few days ago, had picked up the scent of its kind.

It wandered off briefly but returned disappointed.

Because with its newly acquired intelligence, coexisting with its kind had become somewhat challenging.

And it didn't want to stay with its kind endlessly.

So, it quickly departed from its kin.

"What about the snowy owl? Can it become like us too?"

The golden eagle asked excitedly.

"No rush, you guys test out this feature first to see if there are any other effects. Once things stabilize, the snowy owl can get it too."

Chen Wen said, leading the chattering golden eagle and lynx back to the camp.

The two were elated with their new conversation partner.

To other humans, it would sound like the lynx was howling while the golden eagle was chirping.

But what Chen Wen heard was the two of them discussing what kinds of food tasted better.

Food is the first necessity of life, and animals are no exception, apparently.

Chen Wen thought as he saw Hua Yun.

Hua Yun noticed Chen Wen and nodded.

The lynx caught sight of Hua Yun and immediately pounced.

Its affection for Hua Yun was quite strong too.

"Hey, long time no see! I was just about to find you, how's it been, have you been hungry these days?"

Hua Yun reached out and stroked the lynx's head.

The lynx purred comfortably.

Chen Wen watched the lynx and noticed it did not react to Hua Yun's words.

It seems this communication is limited to special animals, not possible between special animals and humans.

But that's still a good thing.

Chen Wen smiled slightly and gestured, prompting the golden eagle to perch on his coat.

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